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	"'''"We already live in socialism"''' — ~~the thesis that~~ socialism is not a blueprint to establish but an objective process '''already realized within capitalism'''~~, and that~~ recognizing this is the precondition for proletarian politics.		"'''"We already live in socialism"''' — socialism is not a blueprint to establish but an objective process '''already realized within capitalism'''; recognizing this is the precondition for proletarian politics.

	== The logic ==		== The logic ==

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	'''"We already live in socialism"''' ~~is one of Infrared's signature theses:~~ socialism is not a blueprint to ~~be established~~ but an objective process '''already realized within capitalism ~~itself~~''' — and recognizing this is the precondition for proletarian politics.		"'''"We already live in socialism"''' — the thesis that socialism is not a blueprint to establish but an objective process '''already realized within capitalism''', and that recognizing this is the precondition for proletarian politics.

	== ~~Basis~~ ==		== The logic ==
	* Engels ~~(''Socialism: Utopian and Scientific'')~~: trusts and state takeover demonstrate ~~that~~ "not only private production ceases, but also planlessness." ~~The socialized character of modern~~ production is an accomplished fact; capital ~~has become~~ a fetter on forces ~~that are~~ already social.		* Engels: trusts and state takeover demonstrate "not only private production ceases, but also planlessness." Socialized production is an accomplished fact; capital is a fetter on forces already social.
	* Marx: communism is "the real movement which abolishes the present state of things" — not an ideal against which reality is measured. Definition-mongering about whether X country "counts" ~~as socialist~~ is [[Anglo Box]] formalism.		* Marx: communism is "the real movement which abolishes the present state of things" — not an ideal against which reality is measured. Definition-mongering about whether X country "counts" is [[Anglo Box]] formalism.
	* ~~The mode of production~~ is ~~defined by~~ its '''telos''' — who commands the socialized productive forces, ~~and~~ toward what end. America's economy is already planned (by monopolies, the Pentagon, the Fed); the fight is over the planner.		* What defines a system is its '''telos''' — who commands the socialized productive forces, toward what end. America's economy is already planned (by monopolies, the Pentagon, the Fed); the fight is over the planner.

	== ~~Political function~~ ==		== Haz's version ==
	~~The phrase shatters social~~-~~democratic eschatology (socialism as distant utopia~~) ~~and left-sectarian gatekeeping alike~~. ~~It propels workers to see that the only remaining~~ task is the ~~seizure of what is already theirs — and it grounds Infrared~~'~~s claim that American history~~ ([[~~New Deal~~]], ~~the war economy~~) ~~is itself part of world socialism's process~~.		"We live in a planned economy — but on Wall Street the financial monopolists coordinate with each other to get rich off of this financial planning" ([https://infrared-transcripts.pages.dev/en/youtube/infrared-vods/jslqqjasue4/ RESPONDING TO THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S INFRARED BAN stream]). The task is not to build planning from scratch but to '''expropriate the planners''' ([[Capitalist Socialism]], [[Corporate Socialism under FDR]]).

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Anglo Box]]		* [[Anglo Box]]
	* [[Corporate Socialism under FDR]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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'''"We already live in socialism"''' is one of Infrared's signature theses: socialism is not a blueprint to be established but an objective process '''already realized within capitalism itself''' — and recognizing this is the precondition for proletarian politics.

== Basis ==
* Engels (''Socialism: Utopian and Scientific''): trusts and state takeover demonstrate that "not only private production ceases, but also planlessness." The socialized character of modern production is an accomplished fact; capital has become a fetter on forces that are already social.
* Marx: communism is "the real movement which abolishes the present state of things" — not an ideal against which reality is measured. Definition-mongering about whether X country "counts" as socialist is [[Anglo Box]] formalism.
* The mode of production is defined by its '''telos''' — who commands the socialized productive forces, and toward what end. America's economy is already planned (by monopolies, the Pentagon, the Fed); the fight is over the planner.

== Political function ==
The phrase shatters social-democratic eschatology (socialism as distant utopia) and left-sectarian gatekeeping alike. It propels workers to see that the only remaining task is the seizure of what is already theirs — and it grounds Infrared's claim that American history ([[New Deal]], the war economy) is itself part of world socialism's process.

== See also ==
* [[Anglo Box]]
* [[Corporate Socialism under FDR]]

== References ==
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